Victorians with Medical Issues To Get Priority as Thousands Wait to Cross NSW Border

Victorians with Medical Issues To Get Priority as Thousands Wait to Cross NSW Border
Jeroen Weimar of DHHS at a press conference in Melbourne, Australia on Oct. 14, 2020. Robert Cianflone/Getty Images
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As thousands of Victorians scramble for exemptions to return home from New South Wales, the state’s COVID-19 Response Commander Jeroen Weimar has said people with “genuine hardship reasons” will be given priority.

“People who have urgent medical reasons, urgent medical appointments will get an exemption absolutely, and that’s done very very quickly,” he said at a press conference on Tuesday.